Someone on flickr asked how this was made. I thought it would be so much easier to post the explanation here. It is really quite simple and very similar to the frozen doilies. Take a metal serving tray. I have so many of these since I collect them and interesting vintage tins from the thrift stores. Lay some sea stones or anything else you like ( nuts, seeds, flowers, leaves.....) in the shape of a heart. Çover with water and freeze. I use that big giant freezer called my porch. When frozen , which I think was about one hour during our deep freeze last week , loosen from the tin by bringing it indoors briefly or bending the metal tray ever so slightly. Voila!! It really is that easy.
Today the temperature rose and the icicles started falling off the roof so we decided to collect some and make a little snow and icicle creature. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
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Love the icicle creature!
Posted by: Rachel | January 23, 2009 at 08:25 PM
Thanks for posting the instructions! I'm going to try it next time it's freezing outside :)
Posted by: kategabrielle | January 23, 2009 at 09:01 PM
Waououououou ! So cute your frozen hedgehog ! May he lives as old as possible ...
Posted by: nanou | January 24, 2009 at 02:34 AM
That looks like so much fun. Hard to imagine ice here on the other side of the globe. We're in the middle of super-hot summer weather! (Those ice creatures wouldn't last 10 minutes....)
Posted by: Nikki | January 24, 2009 at 04:23 AM
the icicle hedgie is adorable!
Posted by: Sarah | January 24, 2009 at 08:25 AM
Thanks for the lovely directions.
Photos great as allways!
And as everyone said, your ice~hog
is very cute!
Rane
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Posted by: Rane | January 24, 2009 at 10:30 PM
that hedgehog makes me happy :)
Posted by: rebekah | January 25, 2009 at 10:10 AM
I love what you do with ice... how it becomes another art medium in your hands.
Posted by: mayaluna | January 25, 2009 at 11:24 AM
I'm contantly blown away by your creativity! This is fantastic! It's enough to make me wish it were colder here! I'll be linking.
Posted by: Rachel | January 25, 2009 at 04:48 PM
Makes me wish for colder weather! Naw.
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